2024 – Page 2 – Ilford Athletic Club

Press Report 18th June 2024

Jun 172024

High Easter 10k (Road) ESSEX CHAMPS Sunday 16th June Ilford AC sent a large squad of 12 runners to High Easter in Chelmsford at the weekend to compete in the 10k race, which this year incorporated the Essex 10k Road Championships. The race is a one lap, fast and flat course, through the High Easter village. It turned out to be a very successful meet for the club 7 Essex medals won including 2 Gold medals, a Silver and 4 Bronze medals. Leading the team home in third place and gaining a Bronze medal was Jack Nixon in 31m 10 secs. Next home was Malcolm Muir in 40th place with 36m 48 secs, closely followed in 43rd place by Steven …Read More

Press Report 10th June 2024

Jun 102024

SENIORS Speed Masters Athletics Challenge 23-26 May 2024 Shkodra (Albania) Krystle Balogun had a very successful few days representing Great Britain in the W35 category at the ‘Speed Masters’ in Albania. On day one of the four day tournament Krystle competed in the 100m and was 2nd in a time of 13.62 seconds. Day 4 saw Krystel competing in the 200m in the morning, where she again came second in a time of 26.80. The best however was yet to come. In the afternoon Krystle was part of a Great Britain Mixed 800m-400m-200m-100m relay team. Taking the harder 800m start, Krystle was placed in 2nd place for much of the run, but with 140m to go she sprinted into first …Read More

Tony Nixon 1947 – 2024 RIP

Jun 082024

We are all devastated at the sad news of the passing of Tony Nixon. Andy’s tribute to his friend follows:- Quite simply Tony was the nicest, kindest, most continually cheerful person I have ever met. A hugely warranted life member of Ilford AC and immensely popular club President in 2003/04. I pretty much spoke to Tony every couple of weeks for the last 50 years and not once did he ever fail to grill me on how everything at the club was going, who was racing well and and doing what and wanting to support whenever possible. He didn’t get off to the best start in life being a premature, small and rather sickly child. But he always had huge determination and despite …Read More

Press Report 3rd June 2024

Jun 032024

ROAD AND CROSS COUNTRY Sudbury Friday Night 5 Friday 31st May. Two Ilford athletes travelled up to Sudbury in Suffolk for the annual Friday night 5 mile race. Held predominantly on the road, the course is one lap, featuring a long hill on mile 2 and attracts over 400 runners. Finishing in 9th place, and 2nd in his age category was Malcolm Muir in a time of 29:02. Just 196 places later was Billy Green in 205th place in a time of 40:54. The race also featured Jack Nixon, who runs 2nd claim for the club, who finished in 2nd place with a time of 26:01 Orion Forest 5 Saturday 3rd June The Forest 5 is a series of 3 …Read More

Press Report 28th May 2024

May 282024

DAGENHAM 88 RUNNERS ELVIS 5 MILES Eastbrook End Country Park Wednesday 22 May 2024 The opening fixture of the 2024 ELVIS series took place in torrential rain and bleak conditions in the Eastbrook End Country Park which made conditions tricky for the 241 runners in the 5 mile race. Ilford AC had 22 entrants in the events and were led home by Steve Philcox in 11th place in 31 mins 45 secs taking the award for the 1st over 50 to finish. Next home for the club was Richard Morris, who was making his club debut, in 13th spot with 32 minutes 09 seconds and Josh Adler was 13th with 32 mins 12 secs. Berekhet Berakhy came in 28th in …Read More